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Plagiarism

Once again, I have discovered that my posts have been shamefully copied without my permission on a website, pictures and text and all. I might have to change my rss feed as I am having difficulty figuring out how to change my current one. It is disgusting when you spend so much work documenting your time and someone just lifts it for nothing. Last night I was so upset, I considered deleting my blog and giving up this project that I have built up over the years.

28 comments:

Oh god no, don't do that Lisa! That will just let them win. It is good you are letting people know about it though. Just remember how much you are appreciated and how people enjoy coming to your blog to try out your recipes. Don't let an idiot spoil that, there will always be some of those around where ever you go.

NO!!! Don't do that!! Do update your copyright info at the bottom of the page (to 2010).

And do file a complaint wherever the stuff ended up. Email the webmaster or something. Every site has "you must own this content" privacy and terms of use statements.

Also email them and let them know that you request attribution and granted permission if YOUR content is to be used.

And then, just remember that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and that there are a LOT of us who really appreciate your site and love trying out your recipes!!! As Jacqueline said, don't let an idiot spoil it for you and us!

I just found this blog the other night. Why on earth would someone plagiarize a blog? If someone compliments the creep on their food skills, how can they take pride in it? That's nuts. Ugh. People are just baffling sometimes.

Please please don't delete your blog - there are so many of your recipes I want to try and so much inspiration in these pages!

I am so sorry that you have been upset by these shameless thieves. I like sue's idea about complaining about it so that those hosting their site know what is being done. It would seem much fairer for their site to be taken down. Maintain the rage but don't stop posting your fantastic recipes

Oh Lisa, I am so sorry to read this! I have been reading your blog for YEARS now and find inspiration in it all the time. If you delete it, you let those people win. And that is the last thing we want! It is definitely frustrating. I can't imagine why someone would do something like this!

Lisa, unethical people can steal your words and pictures but they cannot steal or even touch your creativity and your talent and your passion for food. Don't let them get to you. Please! Your work is much appreciated.

Oh No!!! Please don't stop your blog. I love it, use it often and have learned so much from you. We're eating better since I found your site. So many thing to thank you for. O feel so bad for you, though. Fight for your work. :-)

That is such an awful thing to do, I'm so sorry someone did that to you, and that it wasn't the first time. I love your blog and your recipes, and I don't understand how someone could blatantly steal from it and pass it off as their own. Please don't let them get to you - you have so many readers that appreciate what you do!

Nooooooo! That is horrible. That's a whole lot of bad karma coming to the plagiarist. Lame. Please don't delete your blog. I never post blog comments anywhere, but this post really made me feel for you and I wanted to let you know how much I LOVE your blog and your amazing recipes. Thank you for all of the great posts and great recipes!

Please know that the good does outweigh the bad. I love your blog and you are imparting so much great information! Imitation definitely is the greatest form of flattery. I hope you will keep enriching our lives with your recipes and insights.

I agree. Plagiarizing can be really annoying especially when you have put so much hard work in to it. In this technological age it's happen very often. This leads to the original website owner losing page rankings, traffic and revenue. Theft of website content is a rapidly growing problem and owners should check their content frequently to find out whether it is being used somewhere else. I use PlagTracker.com - http://www.plagtracker.com/#

Based in London, Ontario, a veteran vegetarian for 22 years serves up a collection of delicious culinary creations from her kitchen, with an emphasis on spicy Indian dishes and whole foods. If you want to know what sensible vegetarians eat, Lisa's Kitchen is the place to be.